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Big Wind of 1839

Abstract: Story collected by Annie Langan, a student at Balscadden school (Balscaddan, Co. Dublin) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0783/2/67

 Balscadden [Vol. 0783, Chapter 0002]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Dublin Schools

COLLECTOR
Langan, Annie 
Gender
female

Story text

transcribed at

 

The Big Wind of 1839  [duchas:4383256]

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The Big Wind of 1839.
I heard the following tale from Mr Lynch here who remembers hearing his mother tell of the big wind of 1839 Balscadden village suffered a good deal during that night and people had narrow escapes. There substantial wall in the street here. And it was exposed to the full fury of the wind. A great noise was heard above the sound of the gale and people wondered what had happened. In the morning it was seen that this strong wall was blown down and fell with great force all over the road. It brought with it two large trees blown down, roots and all and barely missed a house on the opposite side. Had they struck the house ten people would have being buried in the ruins. During the gale of February 1903 Germanstown wood was stripped of hundreds of trees and the trunks of them are still lying where they fell.
Annie Langan

Resource description

Origin information
Balscaddan, Co. Dublin
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 209
Volume 0783
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher P. Ó Séaghdha.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Winds--Folklore
Winds--Gaotha
School location
Balscaddan Baile Scadán Balscaddan Balscaddan Balrothery East Dublin
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4507005
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0783/2/67

Suggested credit
"The Big Wind of 1839"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4507005>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher P. Ó Séaghdha.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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